The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-17
SUBURBAN NEWS.
sACCARAPPA.


VIM. Hamilton, engineer in the leather
board mills, found So gold coin in the en-
CINE while cleaning it out Saturday.
An excellent programme for Memorial
Day exercises under the direction of Cloud
man Post, G. A. R., is being prepared. The
day will be better observed than usual in this
village.
Work on the new Universalist church edi-
fee, to be located on Main street, will be
commenced Immediately. The architect,
from Chelsea, Mass, will arrive today with
plans and lay out the grounds. Messrs. John
Cloudman, Charles Cloudman, Charles
Goodell and Charles Woodford are the
building committee.
The new high school building on Main
street is completed and will be opened for
public inspection until Wednesday evening,
when appropriate dedicatory exercises will
be held. The programme will consist of in
troductory speeches by the resident clergy
men of both villages, singing by the Con-
gregational church choir, speeches by the
former and present experimenting school
committees and number of citizens inter-
ested in the cause of education. The school
| building is fine structure, erected and
| fitted up at a cost of $4,000 or more. A full
| description of the exterior of the house APP
| peared in the PRESS while it was in progress
| of building. The first floor is occupied by
the primary school: room 30x37 feet, fur
nished with 60 desks for present accommo-
dation. The intermediate school room is of
equal dimensions, and will accommodate the
same number Of pupils The grammar
ity of 20 pupils. The recitation room, 16x28
feet adjoins both these. Each department is
provided with commodious cloak room, on
second floor, is 51x4S feet, furnished in like
style OF the other r00mS-lmitation cherry
and ash, with blackboard around the walls.
There has seating capacity Of 108, with
large reserved space for increasing numbers
OF pupils The laboratory is 18x31 feet, fur
nished with chemical closets, experimenting
table and all necessary conveniences for
conducting the exercises of this important
branch of education. Adjoining is the reci-
tatlon room 20x20 feet, and library room
with closets, shelves, &c. The cellar is
large and airy and has smooth cement bot
tom. The building is heated throughout by
steam generated by one of Messrs. Foster &
Browns heating apparatus, furnished with
5000 feet of piping. There are two entrances
from Main street-north and south-easy of
access, over plank walks, Green lawns in
front Of the building add very much to the
attractiveness of the surroundings.
Mr.. Dwinal Pride has partially recovered
from the injuries received few weeks ago
and is again on the street. He received the
congratulation of many friends Monday
morning.
The May carnival of the Young Peoples
Musical Society of Cumberland Mills was
held Saturday. They presented the opera
ettas Quarrel Among the Flowers" and
"The Secret" There was a matinee re-
hearsal in the afternoon and entertainment
in the evening, both OF which were literally
patronized and gave good satisfaction.
Mr.. King s. Raymond of this village was
indicted before the grand jury for keeping a
nuisance. He pleaded guilty and paid fine
of $500 and costs. X.
BowERY BEACH.
The recent freshet on the Penobscot, in
terrupting travel and other communication